HIGHLIGHTS

A year after Jayalalithaa's death, TN is still waiting for political stability

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerelvam will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am tomorrow in New Delhi, at a time when several lawmakers from the ruling AIADMK have sworn fealty to TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerelvam will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am tomorrow in New Delhi, at a time when several lawmakers from the ruling AIADMK have sworn fealty to TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of jailed leader VK Sasikala.

Pannerselvam will for the capital at 7:30 today, with AIADMK leaders Munusamy, Manoj Pandian and Maitreyan.

Most AIADMK MLAs are loyal to Panneerselvam and Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami, who merged party factions that were at loggerheads for several months after VK Sasikala's conviction in a disproportionate assets case. But some have rallied around Dhinakaran, who has emerged as an alternate power centre within the party.

While it was VK Sasikala who chose Palaniswami to lead the government, the merger sidelined the former Jayalalithaa aide and Dhinakaran.

Prime Minister Modi congratulated Panneerselvam and Palaniswami after they buried the hatchet.